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BIO141 Terminologies
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| baro- | pressure. |
| baroreceptor | a sense organ that monitors pressure. |
| basi- | most ventral; pertaining to a basal location. |
| basihyal | ventral element of hyoid skeleton. |
| bi- | double, twice. |
| bicornuate | having two horns (cornua). |
| bicuspid | having two cusps. |
| bipartite | having two parts. |
| bio- | life. |
| blast- | an embryonic precursor; a germ of something. |
| blastema | an embryonic concentration of mesenchyme. |
| blastocoel | cavity of the blastula. |
| blastocyst | the mammalian blastula. |
| blastula | a little (-ula) embryo. |
| bovine | pertaining to oxen or cows. |
| brachi- | arm. |
| brachiocephalic | associated with the arm and head. |
| branchi- | gill. |
| branchiomeric | referring to parts of the branchial arches. |
| bucco- | cheek. |
| bulbus | bulb. |
| bulbus arteriosus | muscular swelling on ventral aorta. |
| bulbus cordis | term sometimes applied to conus arteriosus in lungfishes, amphibians, and mammalian embryos; part of the heart. |
| bulla | a bubble > a bubblelike part such as the tympanic bulla. |
| buno | a hill or mound. |
| bunodont | a tooth with low cusps. |
| bursa | a sac or pouch. |
| amel- | enamel. |
| ameloblast | a cell that produces enamel. |
| amphi- | on both sides; in two ways. |
| amphiarthrosis | a joint with severely limited movement. |
| amphicelous | having concavities at both ends. |
| amphioxus | an animal with both ends pointed (-oxy). |
| ampulla | a flask > a small dilation. |
| an- | without. |
| anamniote | an animal lacking an amnion. |
| anapsid | lacking an arch. |
| anura | lacking a tail. |
| ana- | upward; again. |
| anadromous | ana- + -dromos (running) > able to migrate from the sea up into freshwater streams. |
| anastomose | to unite end to end. |
| anatomy | ana- + -tome. |
| anch- | gill. |
| andr- | male. |
| androgen | a hormone that induces maleness. |
| angi- | vessel. |
| ankyl- | a growing together of parts. |
| ankylose | to fuse in an immovable articulation. |
| anlage (pl., anlagen) | an embryonic rudiment or precursor of a developing structure. |
| annulus | a ring. |
| annulus tympanicus | bony ring to which the eardrum is attached. |
| ante- | before. |
| antebrachium | the forearm; the part before the brachium. |
| anthrop- | refers to human beings. |
| anti- | against, opposite. |
| antidiuretic | inhibiting loss of water (diuresis) via kidneys. |
| antrum | a cavernous space. |
| Anura | an- + uro; tailless amphibians. |
| apical | at the apex. |
| Apo- | from, away from. |
| Apoda | a- + pod; without legs. |
| aponeurosis | apo- + neuron (a tendon); a broad, flat, tendinous sheet. |
| apophysis | an outgrowth or process. |
| apsid | refers to an arch. |
| arch- | first, primary, ancient. |
| archenteron | primitive gut. |
| archetype | an early model. |
| archinephros | hypothetical primitive kidney. |
| archipallium | first roof of the telencephalon. |
| arcuate | arched. |
| arrector pili (pl., arrectores pilorum) | muscle that erects a hair. |
| arthro- | joint, articulation. |
| arthrodire | placoderm with joints, because of dermal plates in the neck (-dire). |
| artio- | an even number. |
| artiodactyl | having an even number of digits. |
| arytenoid | resembling a ladle. |
| Ascaphus | genus of anuran lacking a drum (scapha). |
| ataxia | a- (lacking) + taxia (order); a disorder of the neuromuscular system. |
| -ate | having the property of, as septate; with septa. |
| atlas | the vertebra that supports the head like the mythical Atlas holds up the earth. |
| atrium | the courtyard of a Roman home > a cavity that has entrances and exits. |
| auricle | an ear or earlike flap. |
| auto- | self. |
| autostyly | a condition in which the upper jaw braces (-styly) itself against the skull. |
| autotomy | cutting one’s self, as when a lizard breaks off the end of its tail. |
| axial | in the longitudinal axis. |
| axilla | armpit. |
| azygos | a- (lacking) + zyg- (a yoke) > on one side only. |
| dactyl- | finger, toe. |
| de- | away from. |
| deferens | de + ferent. |
| decidu- | fall off or be shed. |
| deciduous placenta | one in which the uterine lining is partly shed at parturition. |
| deltoid | resembling the Greek letter delta (Δ). |
| demi- | half. |
| demibranch | gill on one face of a gill arch. |
| dendro- | tree. |
| dendrite | neuronal arborization. |
| dent- | tooth. |
| dentin | bone like that in teeth. |
| derm- | skin. |
| dermatome | layer of a somite giving rise to skin. |
| Dermoptera | mammals in which the skin forms a wing membrane (see -pter). |
| dermato- | referring to skin. |
| dermatocranium | skull bones phylogenetically derived from skin. |
| -deum, -daeum | a passageway. |
| deuter- | two. |
| deuterostome | an animal that uses the blastopore as an anus and forms a second mouth. |
| di- | twice, double. |
| diapophysis | one of two lateral processes. |
| diapsid | having two arches. |
| diarthrosis | freely movable joint between two bones or cartilages. |
| Dipnoi | fish with two paired breathing apertures (external and internal). |
| dia- | through, apart, completely, between. |
| diaphragm | a separation (phragma) between two parts. |
| diaphysis | ossifying shaft of a long bone. |
| diastema | an intervening space. |
| -didym- | twins > the testes. |
| digiti- | fingers or toes. |
| digitigrade | walking (-grade) on the digits. |
| dino- | fearful, terrible. |
| dinosaur | a fear-inspiring reptile. |
| diphy- | double. |
| diphyodont | having two successive sets of teeth. |
| diplo- | double, two. |
| diplospondyly | two vertebrae in each body segment. |
| dis- | separation, apart from. |
| dissect | to disassemble. |
| diverticulum | an outpocketing. |
| dorsum | the back. |
| dorsad | towards the back. |
| duodenum | twelve, in Latin; the length of the human duodenum is about the breadth of 12 fingers. |
| dura | tough, hard. |
| dys- | faulty, painful, difficult. |
| cleidomastoid | a neck muscle attached to clavicle. |
| cleidoic | closed, locked up > a reptilian, bird, or monotreme egg with much yolk and a shell. |
| cloaca | a sewer > common terminus for digestive and urinary tracts. |
| cochlea | a snail with a spiral shell > spiral labyrinth of inner ear. |
| -coel- | hollow, a cavity. |
| coelom | body cavity. |
| collagen | gelatinous, gluelike material. |
| colli | of the neck. |
| colliculus | a little hill. |
| columella | a little (-ella) pillar or column. |
| com-, con-, cor- | with, together. |
| conari | of the pineal. |
| conch- | shell. |
| concha | the pinna of the ear, shaped like a clamshell. |
| contra- | opposite. |
| contralateral | on the opposite side. |
| conus | a cone. |
| conus arteriosus | chamber of heart after the ventricle. |
| copr- | feces. |
| coprodeum | fecal passage derived from cloaca. |
| cor- | see com- |
| coracoid | shaped like a crow’s beak. |
| corn- | horn. |
| cornified | changed to horn by keratinization. |
| cornu (pl., cornua) | horn of the hyoid. |
| corona | a wreath or crown. |
| coronary sinus | forms a “wreath” around the heart. |
| corpus (pl., corpora) | body. |
| corpora quadrigemina | the two pairs of twins (-gemini) of the roof of the mesencephalon of amniotes. |
| corpus luteum | a yellow body of the ovary. |
| corpus spongiosum | spongy body. |
| costa | rib. |
| costal cartilage | a cartilage at the ventral end of a rib. |
| cotyledonary | cup shaped. |
| coxa | hip. |
| cribriform | sievelike. |
| cricoid | resembling a ring. |
| crista | a ridge or crest. |
| crotalum | a rattle > Crotalus, a rattlesnake. |
| crus | leg. |
| cten- | comb. |
| ctenoid | resembling a comb. |
| cucullaris | from a word meaning a hood; the two cucullaris (trapezius) muscles resemble collectively a hood or shawl. |
| cuneiform | wedge shaped. |
| cupula | a structural peak. |
| cusp | a peak or point. |
| cutaneous | referring to skin. |
| cyclo- | circular. |
| cyclostome | agnathan with round mouthlike funnel. |
| cyno- | dog. |
| cynodont | dog-toothed. |
| cysto- | sac, bladder. |
| cyt-, cyto-, -cyte | cell. |
| dactyl- | finger, toe. |
| de- | away from. |
| deferens | de + ferent. |
| decidu- | fall off or be shed. |
| deciduous placenta | one in which the uterine lining is partly shed at parturition. |
| deltoid | resembling the Gree letter delta (Δ). |
| demi- | half. |
| demibranch | gill on one face of a gill arch. |
| dendro- | tree. |
| dendrite | neuronal arborization. |
| dent- | tooth. |
| dentin | bone like that in teeth. |
| derm- | skin. |
| dermatome | layer of a somite giving rise to skin. |
| Dermoptera | mammals in which the skin forms a wing membrane (see -pter). |
| dermato- | referring to skin. |
| dermatocranium | skull bones phylogenetically derived from skin. |
| -deum, -daeum | a passageway. |
| deuter- | two. |
| deuterostome | an animal that uses the blastopore as an anus and forms a second mouth. |
| di- | twice, double. |
| diapophysis | one of two lateral processes. |
| diapsid | having two arches. |
| diarthrosis | freely movable joint between two bones or cartilages. |
| Dipnoi | fish with two paired breathing apertures (external and internal). |
| dia- | through, apart, completely, between. |
| diaphragm | a separation (phragma) between two parts. |
| diaphysis | ossifying shaft of a long bone. |
| diastema | an intervening space. |
| -didym- | twins > the testes. |
| digiti- | fingers or toes. |
| digitigrade | walking (-grade) on the digits. |
| dino- | fearful, terrible. |
| dinosaur | a fear-inspiring reptile. |
| diphy- | double. |
| diphyodont | having two successive sets of teeth. |
| diplo- | double, two. |
| diplospondyly | two vertebrae in each body segment. |
| dis- | separation, apart from. |
| dissect | to disassemble. |
| diverticulum | an outpocketing. |
| dorsum | the back. |
| dorsad | towards the back. |
| duodenum | twelve, in Latin; the length of the human duodenum is about the breadth of 12 fingers. |
| dura | tough, hard. |
| dys- | faulty, painful, difficult. |
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